All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 108 Don’t take the usual path

"Too deceiving!"

Wang Xifeng returned home and vented her anger with gnashing teeth, "Even if I don't make money from this, I will never give him any benefit!"

Jia Lian, who had been waiting for news and had not gone out to fool around, frowned and asked, "What happened? Tell me clearly."

Feng Lazi, who was extremely angry, recounted Chen Ran's excessive demands.

"Jia Yucun wants 10,000, and he wants 10,000 too. What do we have left? Running around to help them make money?"

"Even if I lose money on this business, I won't let them take advantage of me!"

Wang Xifeng was really angry. She would rather quit than let Chen Ran get away with it.

Jia Lian didn't say anything, but his eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something.

'Even if 20,000 taels of silver are distributed, there will still be 10,000 taels left, right?'

Feng Lazi thought that the matter had come to an end, and after some time, she went to ask her uncle from her natal family for help.

She just didn't believe it. Without Chen the Butcher, she wouldn't be able to eat hairy pigs!

Jia Lian had a different idea. For him, this was a no-cost business.

It doesn't matter how much he earns, he doesn't invest. As long as Jia Yucun's approach works, it's all pure income.

But if he uses his relationship with the Wang family, the Wang family will definitely take the lion's share, and he will have nothing left.

When it comes to the money, the couple have different thoughts.

The demands and expectations of the two of them are different.

"Zihou." Jia Lian, who came again, bowed and smiled, "My foolish brother is here to bother you again."

Chen Ran was also a little impressed. He was really persistent for money.

Of course, this is a huge income worth at least tens of thousands of taels. Who can not be obsessed with it?

"Zihou, let's speak frankly."

Jia Lian knew Chen Ran's bottom price, and he said straightforwardly, "I know you are interested in Ping'er, my maid. I will give her to you. How about the commission being a little lower for now?"

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.

This Mr. Lian actually gave the beautiful girl away so easily. Well, he doesn't like girls now, so naturally she became his existence in exchange for money.

"Brother Jia." Chen Ran held out his hand to indicate that he wanted to drink tea. "How much is it cheaper?"

"Of course, it would be best if it were all exempted."

He wanted to say this, but he was not stupid, so the words came out of his mouth as "How about 10,000 taels?"

Chen Ran smiled and said, "Brother Jia is also the manager of the mansion. You also know the market situation in the dental industry. I will take your words as a joke."

Jia Lian felt a little embarrassed, it was indeed too much.

Among the beautiful ladies in the pawnshop, those who are worth more than 100 taels must be extremely outstanding.

If there is any natural disaster or man-made disaster, the price may be even lower.

There is no way. When natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, the people are the ones who suffer. Countless families are broken up and people die.

But it was a feast for the powerful and wealthy, and the people who put the food on the plates and put it on the table were the ordinary people who had suffered from the disaster.

Naturally, the two sides bargained for a while and finally reached an agreement at a price of five thousand taels.

Chen Ran always remembered that Jia Yingchun was sold to Sun Shaozu for five thousand taels, so he took this price as the standard.

Jia Lian formally entrusted Jia Yucun to help dispose of the batch of private salt temporarily stored in a warehouse outside Yangzhou City.

Of the profits earned, 15,000 taels were first paid to Jia Yucun, and the rest belonged to Jia Lian.

There will definitely not be any words related to Chen Ran in this.

He will not participate in it openly.

"After the matter is accomplished, I will send Ping'er and her indenture to you." Jia Lian smiled happily.

He was just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha. He didn't give anything in return except a maid, but he received a huge sum of 15,000 taels of silver in return. Of course he was extremely excited.

As for the capital provided by Wang Xifeng, he doesn't care!

Satisfied, Jia Lian stood up and said goodbye, planning to go find his good friends to eat, drink and have fun to celebrate.

As soon as I went out, I saw firecrackers being lit on the street and the sound of gongs and drums was deafening.

The streets were filled with people, and the sound of cheering and shouting was endless.

The messenger wearing a red silk scarf ran happily to the door of Chen Ran's house and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Congratulations to Mr. Chen from Wannian County, Shuntian Prefecture, for being ranked first in the first class of high school~~~"

The whole street was in an uproar.

First place in the first class. This is the first place in the first class~~~
The imperial examination admissions are divided into three categories.

The first class was awarded the title of Jinshi Jidi, the second class was awarded the title of Jinshi Chuan, and the third class was awarded the title of Tong Jinshi Chuan.

The first class is the most outstanding, the second class will be the backbone of the future imperial court, and the third class can only waste time in local areas and move between prefectures and counties.

"Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, sir~~~"

Chen Ran walked out with a smile on his face and accepted the cheers from the whole street.

Although she was laughing happily, she was actually complaining to Zhou Yanru in her heart, "You're using too much force!"

The original intention was to get a second place, but I never expected that I would go straight to the first place.

What’s even more exaggerated is that he is ranked first in the first class!

How many people's interests will be affected by this? Needless to say, we know that we will definitely be targeted.

Although he was complaining in his heart, he still had to smile and accept everyone's congratulations, and gave a heavy red envelope to the person who brought the good news.

Jia Lian, who was standing aside, looked at this magnificent scene with eyes full of envy.

'This is the good man outside Donghua Gate~~~'

There was a great deal of excitement, and people from Shuntian Prefecture and Wannian County came to give gifts and congratulate him, as this was their political achievement.

Neighbors on Xinglong Street also kept congratulating him, and they were busy until it was getting dark, then they gradually dispersed. After closing the door and returning home, Qin Keqing, who had been unable to contain herself, flew directly into his arms, "Husband, you are so great~~~"

"I'm great, you know that."

"Congratulations, sir." Xiangling, who had closed the shop early and went home, was so happy that she wiped her tears. "The top scorer in the high school entrance exam."

"This is Huiyuan." Chen Ran kindly explained, "The first place in the provincial examination is Jieyuan, and the first place in the metropolitan examination is Huiyuan."

"The so-called top scholar is the one who got the first place in the palace examination. Although the ranking of the palace examination is basically based on the palace examination, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents."

The girls don't care about all this, they just think Chen Ran is the top scholar.

Especially Third Sister You, the look she gave Chen Ran at this moment was as if it contained sugar water.

This is much better than the top scorer in the college entrance examination. Dozens of them have to continue their studies, but Chen Ran was directly appointed as an official!

Qin Keqing felt so happy, because he was the top scholar in the imperial examination.

That night, the passionate Qin Keqing agreed to Chen Ran's unconventional request.

She was very resistant before~~~
In the following days, we would visit the teacher as needed, have dinner with classmates as needed, and do whatever we needed to do according to the process.

Until the palace examination arrived.

The so-called palace examination originated from Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi.

Its original intention was to cut off the way for ministers to manipulate the imperial examinations.

During the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination became a plaything of the aristocratic families, and the examiners could decide who would pass and who would not.

This can easily lead to the formation of interest groups and affect the emperor's power.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang simply set up a palace examination and kept the final admission authority in his own hands.

His reputation may not be as great as that of his queen, but his abilities, especially his ability to govern the country, are superior to those of Wu Zetian, who is good at political intrigue.

Later, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, there was a vicious incident in which a candidate who failed the imperial examination defected to Western Xia in anger. From then on, no one who passed the imperial examination would fail the palace examination.

Because of this, the two to three hundred candidates for the palace examination all looked relaxed and happy as usual.

From this day on, they have completely gotten rid of their status as common people and completed the crucial class leap.

Not relying on blood, mother and baby, or nepotism.

But rely on your real ability!

The emperor did not come to the palace examination. It was said that he had been in poor health recently and had caught a cold.

The one who presided over the palace examination was the eldest prince.

Everyone who entered the palace was shocked.

Only Chen Ran didn't care about it at all, and treated the royal majesty as a joke.

After all, when he was in the Ming Dynasty, he even slept on the dragon bed, so he really had no awe to speak of.

After the roll call, distribution of papers, praise, greetings and other formalities, everyone took their seats and someone distributed the test papers.

There is only one question on the so-called current affairs policy, and it is said that it was asked by the emperor himself. At least Chen Ran was not able to get it in advance.

This question is very simple. It asks whether the candidates have any good solutions as the country’s finances are becoming increasingly difficult.

For a topic like this, you just need to grasp the four words "increase revenue and reduce expenditure" and expand on them.

Chen Ran originally planned to go with the flow and talk about the friendship between Guan Yu and Bao Bao, the words of sages, etc. to get the matter over with.

But as his mind shifted, he changed his idea.

Pick up the pen and write the beginning, then the next step is.
"The first thing to do in finance is to increase revenue, and the second is to reduce expenditure"

'Open source affairs, salt affairs, customs duties, tea and horse trade'

'Save money, save soldiers, save officials, save nobles'

He knew very well what kind of impact writing like this would bring, but he did not hesitate at all.

Because Chen Ran knew that even if he became the top scholar, according to the rules, it would take 10 to 20 years to truly hold power.

If it really takes that long, the girls in the Red Mansion might all become grandmothers.

Beauty fades quickly, we can’t wait.

Then just take an unconventional approach, be pragmatic rather than unrealistic to attract the emperor's attention.

Doesn’t the emperor want silver?
Okay, I'll tell you how to get silver!

The palace examination lasted only one day, and by dusk all the candidates had left the palace and returned home.

The examiners, however, gathered in the hall and carefully reviewed the papers.

There were as many as two or three hundred papers, and it was naturally impossible to hand them all in to the emperor.

The sick emperor couldn't see so much.

According to the rules, you only need to select the ten best papers and send them over.

The emperor would select the three best ones and rank them in the first place.

That is commonly known as the top scholar, the second place, and the third place.

Marking the papers is not difficult. After all, they are all empty talk quoting from classics and the words of sages. Just arrange them roughly.

But only Chen Ran's paper caused an uproar.

The reason is very simple, he has offended almost everyone from top to bottom!
"Salt Administration, Commercial Tax, Tea and Horse, Mutual Trade, Maritime Customs" Someone angrily hit the case "Who does he think he is?!"

"Redundant soldiers, redundant officials, redundant expenses?" Someone laughed sarcastically, "Are you treating the imperial court like the Northern Song Dynasty?"

"And the nobles. Isn't he afraid of offending the nobles in the world?!"

"I really wish I could let him go!"

"You can't afford to fail." Someone laughed. "He is the first place winner of the imperial examination. His paper must be presented to the emperor no matter what."

"Not a single word can be changed!"

(End of this chapter)